Maintaining The Brain's Wiring In Ageing And Disease

Maintaining The Brain's Wiring In Ageing And Disease
Researchers at the Babraham Institute near Cambridge, supported by the Alzheimer's Research Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have discovered that the brain's circuitry survives longer than previously thought in diseases of ageing such as Alzheimer's disease. The findings were published in the journal Brain. Alzheimer's disease causes nerve cells in the brain to die, resulting in problems with memory, speech and understanding.

Sufferers Of Dementia Benefit From Mix Of Taiji, Cognitive Therapy And Support Groups
Those diagnosed with early stage dementia can slow their physical, mental and psychological decline by taking part in therapeutic programs that combine counseling, support groups, Taiji and qigong, researchers report. Some of the benefits of this approach are comparable to those achieved with anti-dementia medications. The findings are detailed in the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.